Be as Old as the Hills

A simile is a figure of speech in which two things are compared using "like" or "as" to make a description more vivid or emphatic.


We say that something or someone is "as old as the hills" to suggest that it, he or she has been around for a long time.


For example: Mrs. Jones can tell you about what New York was like during the Great Depression. She's as old as the hills.


Why do you think it's the hills, not the mountains or something else?

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